Post for metal bedsteads



No. a|o,o7a. Patented Aug. 30, I898.

s. NE WMAN. POST FUR METAL BEDSTEADS.

(Application fllad June 28, 1897.)

. -(No Model) SAMUEL NEWMAN, or CINCINNATI, orno.

POST FOR METAL BEDSTEA'DS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,078, dated August30, 1898.

Application filed June 28, 189'].

1'0 all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL NnwMAN,a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented acertain new and useful Post for Metal Bedsteads; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the inventionsuch as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, attention being called to the accompanyingdrawings, with the reference-numerals marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

This invention relatesto improvements in the construction of,corner-posts for metal bedsteads, to parts connected with the posts,and to the means for connecting them in position as a part of thebedstead.

Metal bedsteads consist, usually, of metal tubing and rods connected invarious Ways and are more or less ornamented, the ornaments consistingof lighter metal, usually sheet metal, driven or spun. Head and footends form, usually, each a complete structure, each having two of thecorner-posts, such ends being connected by the side rails, which rest onbrackets projecting from the corner-posts. I

My invention relates in particular to means for strengthening thetubular corner-posts, for connecting the brackets to them which supportthe side and endrai ls, and for connecting the casters, the ornaments,and the cross-rods which connect the two corner-posts of an end and formwith theseposts' such end complete.v

Other parts of my invention relate to certain features of constructionof the rail-supporting brackets and the casters.

In the following specification, and particularly pointed out in theclaims, is found a full description of the invention, its parts andconstruction, which latter is also illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 shows a sectional top view of the posts intheir relative positions when connected to form, for instance, the footend of a bedstead. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sec tion of a postconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 3 shows the upper endof the post without the top ornament. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section online 4: 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 5 5 of Serial No. 642,5 96. onmodel.)

I i Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a detached view of the clamp ing-j aw. Fig. 7 isan elevation of parts shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 1 is shown at a reduced andthe other figures at an increased scale as to Fig. 2. 10 indicates thecorner-posts, formed of tubing, each having connected to it at equalheight from the floor a bracket 11, which supports the ends of the sideand end rails.

Referring to Fig. 1, dotted lines 12 indicate the cross-rail at the footend of the bed, and 13 13 are portions of the side rails, all supportedwith their ends on the arms of brackets 11, rail 12 resting on arms 14and rails 13 resting on arms 15 thereof. The particular construction ofthese arms, as well as the manner of connection of the rail endsthereto, does not form any part of this present invention and may bearranged as shown in either one of my prior patents, No. 576,244 or No.583,657.

When the rails are in position, their upper surfaces are all in onelevel plane to form an even supporting-surface for the mattress to reston. Wire mattresses are generally used in connection with metalbedsteads, the frame of which consists of two cross-rails at its ends,resting on and secured to two longitudinal rails. Theends of the latterprevent ordi narily the end rails of the mattress-frame from restingfully on cross-rails 12 of the bedstead, which, however, would bedesirable, and to remove this interference arms lei 0f brackets 11 areshaped as shown-that is, having a part of them, numbered 16, set fartherout to provide room at 17 to admit the end of the downwardly-projectinglongitudinal rails of the mattress-frame. The other parts of thesesupporting-arms which carry the cross-rail 12, upon which the end railof the mattress-frame rests, are set farther in. Both parts, however, ofarms 14 are in line horizontally.

I Brackets 11 are of cast metal, the arms pro jecting from a hub 18,which is perforated to receive the post 10. All or at least part of thishub is hollow and open at the side, as shown at 19, to admit the meanswhereby the bracket is connected and held to the post. These meansconsist, first, of a clamping-jaw 21, shaped so on one side as to fitaround a part of the post, and afwedge 22, driven in between the otherand fiat outside of jaw 21 IOO and the outer wall of hub 18. The innersurface of jaw 2lthat is, the one lying against post 10-is serrated, asshown, which serrations, as the wedge is driven home, bite into themetal of post and thereby aid to hold the parts firmly in place. Afterall is in place the cast-iron bracket is covered with sheet metal,usually sheet-brass, more or less ornamental, which feature is, however,not new with me. The ornaments are generally such as are shown near thetop of the post, where they cover the joint between the latter and oneof the cross-rails 23. These latter may be rods or tubing and form withthe posts the head and foot ends of the bedstead. For their connectionthey enter lateral holes 24 in the posts and are perforated within toreceive pins to prevent them from slipping out again. These pins arepreferably in form of a continuous steel rod 25, which passes entirelythrough the interior of the post, thereby passing through and connectingall the cross-rods, no matter how many may enter. It is held to acentral position at its lower end by a flanged plug 26, filling out theend of the tubular post and resting with its flange against such end.The rod is tapped into the inner end of this plug. Near the upper end awasher 27is used, which fills out the post and is perforated for rod 25.A nut 28 is screwed on top of washer 27, whereby plug 26 is drawntightly into the lower end of the post, thereby holding rod 25 and allparts connected to it rigidly in position.

\Vhere a joint is covered by an ornament, such as shown at 29, the sameis slipped onto the post first, after which, it being also perforated,rod 23 is placed in position. The upper end of the post may be finishedin any suitable way, the ornaments, whatever used, being connected tothe upper end of rod 25, which is left sufficiently long. In this case aball 31 is shown, its neck 32 being screwed onto the upper projectingend of rod 25. Plug 26 serves also as a means to which the casters 33are secured. The pivot-pin 34: of the latter is received by a socketwithin the former, and a screw 35 is provided, the end of which isfitted into an annular groove in pin 34 and prevents the caster frombecoming disengaged in case the bed is lifted off its legs. The lengthof pin 34 is slightly increased with reference to the depth of thesocket within plug 26, so that no part of the caster comes in contactwith the latter, and therefore bearin g contact is only at the pointedend of pin 34..

In some cases the upper one of rails 23 may be placed at a height, asshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, in which event the end of such rail isplaced on rod 25 between the upper end of post 10 and the top ornamentof the latter, which holds it in position.

Having described-my invention, I claim as new 1. In combination with thecorner-post of a metal bedstead, the rail-supportin g bracket 11connected thereto, having su pporting-arms 14 and 15, arm 14 beingformed as shown, having part 16 set farther out so as to be not in linewith the balance of the arm.

2. In combination with the corner-post of a metal bedstead, therail-supporting bracket 11, consisting of a hollow hub, havingsupporting-arms 14 and projecting therefrom, the serrated clamp 21within the hub, fitted against the outside of the post for supportingthe bracket thereon and a wedge for holding clamp 21 in place. v

3. The corner-posts of the ends of a metal bedstead made of metaltubing, cross-rails 23 for connecting the posts of an end, entering saidposts sidewise through perforations in their walls, the end portions ofthe rails being perforated within the posts and a closelyfittingretaining member received by these perforations to prevent rails 23 fromslipping out of the posts.

4. The combination with a cornerpost for metal bedsteads made of metaltubing, of cross -rails 23 entering the same sidewise throughperforations therethrough, the ends of said cross-rails being verticallyperforated within the post, a rod 25 passing vertically through the postand through all the perforated ends of the cross-rails within, a flangedplug at the lower end of the post which said rod enters for centering itthereat, a washer 27 for centering the rod near the upper end and a nut28 above said washer for holding the rod in place and for drawing plug26 into the lower end of the post.

5. The combination with the hollow cornerpost of a bedstead having aplug 26 secured within its lower end, an upwardly-extending socket inthe plug, a caster having a pointed pivot-pin 34 with an annular groovenear its .upper end which occupies the socket formed in plug 26, bearingcontact being only at the pointed end of said pin, and a screw 35entering the plug sidewise and occupying the annular groove in pin 34for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL NEWVMAN. Witnesses:

O. SPENGEL, ARTHUR KLINE.

